POWER OF ATTORNEY


	KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
 undersigned, a director and (or) officer of Harsco
 Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company")
 does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint
Salvatore D. Fazzolari, Paul C. Coppock and
Mark E. Kimmel, or any one of them, his or her
true and lawful attorneys and agents to do any
and all acts and things and execute and file any
 and all instruments which said attorneys and agents,
 or either of them, may deem necessary or advisable to
 enable the undersigned (in his or her individual
 capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity)
 to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
 as amended (the "Act"), and any requirements of the
 Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
 in connection with the preparation, execution and
 filing of any report or statement of beneficial
 ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of
securities of the Company that the undersigned
(in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
 or any other capacity) may be required to file
pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Act, including
specifically, but without limitation, full power
and authority to sign the undersigned's name,
 in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
or any other capacity, to any report or
statement on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 or
 to any amendment thereto, or any form or
 forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange
 Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto
, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or
 cause to be done by virtue thereof.

	This authorization shall supersede all
 prior authorizations to act for the undersigned
 with respect to securities of the Company
 in these matters, and shall survive the
termination of the undersigned's status
 as a director and (or) officer of the
 Company and remain in effect thereafter
 for so long as the undersigned (in his or
 her individual capacity or in a fiduciary
 or any other capacity) has any obligation
 under Section 16 of the Act with respect
 to securities of the Company.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
 set my hand this 23rd day of August, 2002.



		Signature

		Andrew J. Sordoni, III
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